Just past the tree-line of a well manicured vet cemetery lies what researchers believe are the unmarked graves of Black children who died in state custody. Lawmakers said they want to restore dignity to those buried there. w/ @jessicagallagher.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

In addition to questioning the cost of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, Donald Trump’s administration has a new target: Maryland laws requiring minority-owned businesses complete a chunk of the work. The latest from me and @hayesgardner.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Congress clocked out today without a plan to fund the government. Maryland Democrats said their side has been willing to negotiate but all voted against a stopgap bill because they’re hoping to get Republicans to the table. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen isn't known as a rabble rouser in Congress, but this year he's stepped in front of issues some Dems think are too hot to touch. On a national platform Saturday, he blasted his own party for their timidity. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Can confirm. Maddi's your girl.

@vanhollen.senate.gov did more than eat steak in Iowa on Saturday. He delivered a performance review for minority leaders in Congress, telling them to stop the "spineless politics." 📷 KC McGinnis www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maj. Gen. Linda Singh led troops into Baltimore in 2015 after the death of Freddie Gray. She's not seeing that level of crisis now as Pres. Trump sends troops to American cities. She and others are speaking out. 📷 @valerieplesch.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to Iowa to deliver a message to hundreds of Democrats on Saturday: Democracy is in trouble, and so is their party. It’s up to them to fix it. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The top Democratic leaders of the Maryland General Assembly – House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson – were both targeted by bomb threats at their homes today. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation. By @pwoodreporter.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Pres. Trump’s National Guard deployments in other cities are facing legal challenges. Maryland’s A.G. Anthony Brown said he’s closely watching what happens should the president send them to Baltimore. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Pres. Trump on Tuesday hinted at sending National Guard to Baltimore. The White House did not clarify the president’s meandering remarks. @thebaltimorebanner.com politics team www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

A federal judge ruled the Trump admin's use of the National Guard in L.A. was illegal and violated a law that keeps military from carrying out law enforcement activities against civilians. This is a key decision by the court's over how the president can use the Guard. tinyurl.com/2txkd8z5

Have you been wondering if President Trump can send troops to Baltimore? There are pathways, but he’d be testing the law. Experts weigh in on what’s possible:

The latest turn in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s legal saga from @thebaltimorebanner.com reporters Danny Zawodny & John-John Williams. www.thebanner.com/national/kil...

President Donald Trump v. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: We've tracked all the back-and-forth from the last couple weeks for you. w/ @brendawintrode.bsky.social & @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

@govwesmoore.bsky.social has served President Trump some fiery clap backs these last few weeks, aimed at the insults and threats coming from the White House. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social @emilyopilo.bsky.social & I recapped their verbal tennis match. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

INBOX: Sen. Van Hollen spoke to Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife on a call Sunday ahead of Abrego Garcia’s ICE check in tomorrow, according to a press release.

Unfortunate timing that Gov. Moore made a big pitch for fired federal workers to get state jobs … and then froze state hiring. By @brendawintrode.bsky.social & Sapna Bansil

An intriguing read from my colleague @justinfenton.bsky.social . He closely followed Baltimore Police Dept. Commissioner Richard Worley for weeks, if not longer, to give readers an understanding of the man leading a controversial agency at a key time. tinyurl.com/4feu7c92

@leeosanderlin.bsky.social & @pwoodreporter.bsky.social reporting @govwesmoore.bsky.social 's Chief of Staff Fagan Harris will leave state service at the end of the year to run The Abell Foundation, one of Baltimore’s most influential philanthropic organizations. tinyurl.com/4v7t64j5

Maryland Rep. Andy Harris has entered a battle between state and local education officials. The Republican told the state super he’ll work to withhold federal ed funds unless she backs off a heated dispute with the local board. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

For Baltimore's Roca, disrupting violence means showing up — over and over again. Reporting: ‪@darreonna.bsky.social‬ Pictures: Wesley Lapointe www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore blasted President Donald Trump for sending the National Guard to D.C. The president took notice: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

By @kris10griffith.bsky.social: Calvert County is in the throes of a conservative takeover of its schools. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

Maryland Congress members got their tour of the Baltimore ICE field office Wednesday. This is the location where ICE detains immigrants. They said they came out with more questions than answers. 📸 @jphotoj.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Amtrak tunnel construction is upending life in a Baltimore neighborhood, residents say, Danny Zawodny reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

President Trump called out Baltimore -- again -- on Monday, including the city on a short list of Democratic-led cities he cast as crime-ridden. Baltimore and Maryland leaders, predictably, clapped back. by @emilyopilo.bsky.social & me www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Louisiana’s seafood industry is feeding Maryland’s crab fix, reports @thebaltimorebanner.com’s Tim Prudente. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/mary...

@vanhollen.senate.gov is heading to an event in Iowa next month known for drawing big name Dems and a national spotlight. The Des Moines @polkdems.bsky.social said Van Hollen was a "big get." He'll keynote their steak fry in September. tinyurl.com/24zadhbw

The Maryland Dept. of Juvenile Services acting secretary largely agreed with findings in a state watchdog report and made immediate personnel changes. Three people have left the department overseeing residential services as the agency struggles to smooth out operations. tinyurl.com/msu8epr9

The number of youth homicides in Baltimore is also going down, so are nonfatal shootings. We asked state and city officials what's working. @thebaltimorebanner.com data reporter Sahana Jayaraman dug into the data and found a bright spot on a tough subject. tinyurl.com/yrrhnezp

@raskin.house.gov and other members of Congress are asking a federal court to let them in — without advance notice — to facilities where the Trump administration is detaining immigrants facing deportation so they can conduct lawful oversight. tinyurl.com/374usa6x

Staff failed to prevent sexual activity at youth detention center, watchdog finds, @brendawintrode.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

NEW REPORT: The state's watchdog over Maryland Dept of Juvenile Services revealed multiple systemic failures, including sexual activity between three boys being held at a Western Maryland facility and an attempt by the agency to limit access to video footage of the incident. bit.ly/4oenMYs

State auditors found Baltimore's Register of Wills couldn't justify over $1 million in spending on media and swag. Items with her signature slogan: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way" caused one tipster to phone the fraud hotline, @justinfenton.bsky.social reports.

Maryland Congress members were denied a tour of federal immigration office used to temporarily hold people facing deportation. The office's acting director told them she had a directive from "headquarters" not to let them in. Pictures: @jphotoj.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3wzm3kyt

The Trump administration denied Western Maryland disaster assistance funds, the Moore administration said Wednesday. A downpour in May flooded homes, businesses, public buildings and roads in Allegany and Garrett counties. Communities are still recovering. w/ Sapna Bansil tinyurl.com/2twn6ap2

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's team responds to critics on how he handled reparations. The latest from me and @brendawintrode.bsky.social: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

An independent audit of deaths in police custody that were reviewed by Maryland’s medical examiner should have been ruled homicides but weren’t. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

This story gives readers a rare peek behind the curtain. Read what happened between Gov. Wes Moore and lawmakers before he vetoed a reparations bill. @thebaltimorebanner.com

A suspect charged in an Owings Mills double homicide had to be extradited back to Maryland because he was also facing charges in Pennsylvania -- for abandoning the corpse of his mother in her car outside of his sister's home. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Rep. @raskin.house.gov in a fiery exchange asked GOP leaders why they weren't holding a bipartisan hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The GOP oversight subcom. chair shut him down. Raskin isn't the only Maryland Dem asking for the Epstein files. t.co/3CmqmazU8a

BREAKING: Rep. Jamie Raskin said he will call on Republican leaders on the House Judiciary Committee to call for a hearing into the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein investigation.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore often touts that 94% of the middle class will see a tax cut or no change under his plan. @pwoodreporter.bsky.social breaks down the fine print. tinyurl.com/3j56ujs3

Maryland’s Dept. of Juvenile Services rolled out a new policy Friday. They’ll now require staff to detain kids on ankle monitors charged with a serious new offense at the request of police. Acting secretary said law enforcement requested the change. tinyurl.com/ynn6e3mf 📸 @jphotoj.bsky.social

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen fought back against the Trump administration’s plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C., by hitting them right where the money is — in Congress. For the moment, he won. The budget process, though, is far from over. tinyurl.com/2t7934x5

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen fought back against the Trump administration’s plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C., by hitting them right where the money is — in Congress. For the moment, he won. The budget process, though, is far from over. tinyurl.com/2t7934x5

The US Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers. Justice Jackson was the only dissenter. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Rep. Andy Harris traded a yes vote for Pres. Trump’s promises of future “executive actions,” ending a Freedom Caucus holdout on the reconciliation bill. It’s not yet clear yet what they agreed upon and when we’ll see it happen. tinyurl.com/b5f3754j